Lake County, CA has a population of 64,076 people with a median age of 45.8 and a median household income of $36,132. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Lake County, CA declined from 64,158 to 64,076, a 0.13% decrease and its median household income grew from $35,578 to $36,132, a 1.56% increase.

The population of Lake County, CA is 72.3%White, 18.9%Hispanic, and 2.96%Native. 14.5% of the people in Lake County, CA speak a non-English language, and 94.9% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Lake County, CA is $167,300, and the homeownership rate is 63.2%. Most people in Lake County, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake County, CA is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lake County, CA is $36,132. Males in Lake County, CA have an average income that is 1.04 times higher than the average income of females, which is $48,780. The income inequality of Lake County, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.506 which is higher than the national average.

Households in Lake County, CA have a median annual income of $36,132, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Lake County, CA compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the county of Lake County, CA is from the public use microdata area of Lake & Mendocino Counties PUMA, CA.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.White$46,119±$5,497

2.American Indian$36,513±$8,911

3.Other Native American$35,504±$11,562

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Lake & Mendocino Counties PUMA, CA workers was White. These workers were paid 1.26 times more than American Indian workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

In 2016, the income inequality in Lake & Mendocino Counties PUMA, CA was 0.506 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.46% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Lake County, CA was Census Tract 013 with a value of $59,524, followed by Census Tract 009 and Census Tract 011, with respective values of $55,815 and $53,406.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Lake County, CA colored by their Median Household Income.

24.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake County, CA (15,561 out of 63,263 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 45-54, followed by Male 55-64 and then Male 18-24.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake County, CA is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Unknown.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Lake County, CA declined at a rate of 2.52%, from 23,011 employees to 22,432 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake County, CA, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Retail trade, and Construction. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Lake County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Lake County, CA. In Lake County, CA the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 55-64 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 53 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $8,176. Monterey County, CA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in California.

The closest comparable data for the county of Lake County, CA is from the public use microdata area of Lake & Mendocino Counties PUMA, CA.

55-64

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Lake County, CA residents 55-64 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in California. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 55-64 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Lake County, CA were $8,176 in 2014, but $8,220 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.54% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Lake County, CA are $$1,412 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Lake County, CA compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Lake County, CA between the ages of 65 and 75 had 746 eye exams, 1,004 hemoglobin tests, and 935 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In 2014, out of the 1,051 women in Lake County, CA between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 520 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Tehama County, CA has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 11.2%, the highest value of any county in California. This represents a 4.67% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 10.7%.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Humboldt County, CA has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 15.9%, the highest value of any county in California. This represents a 4.61% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 15.2%.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Monterey County, CA has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 10.6, the highest rate of any county in California. This represents a 12.8% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 9.4.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Lake County, CA is home to a population of 64,076 people, from which 94.9% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Lake County, CA is composed of 46,301White residents (72.3%), 12,086Hispanic residents (18.9%), 1,898Native residents (2.96%), 1,464Two+ residents (2.28%), and 1,329Black residents (2.07%). The most common foreign languages in Lake County, CA are Spanish (7,801 speakers), German (196 speakers), and French (115 speakers), but compared to other places, Lake County, CA has a relative high number of Greek (70 speakers), German (196 speakers), and Spanish (7,801 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Lake County, CA was 45.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 45.9, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 45.3. But people in Lake County, CA are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Lake County, CA residents was 45.5.

As of 2016, 94.9% of Lake County, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Lake County, CA was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been declining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake County, CA compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 3.83 times more White residents (46,301 people) in Lake County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12,086Hispanic and 1,898Native residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Lake County, CA as a share of the total population.

9,031 of Lake County, CA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Lake County, CA was Spanish. 12.2% of the overall population of Lake County, CA are native Spanish speakers. 0.31% speak German and 0.18% speak French, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Lake County, CA has a relatively high number of residents that are native Greek speakers. In 2015, there were 70 native Greek speakers living in Lake County, CA, approximately 1.17 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

The closest comparable data for the county of Lake County, CA is from the public use microdata area of Lake & Mendocino Counties PUMA, CA.

Most common student race or ethnicity

1.White240

2.Hispanic or Latino129

3.American Indian22

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Lake & Mendocino Counties PUMA, CA were White. These 240 graduates mean that there were 1.86 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 129 graduates.

The median property value in Lake County, CA is $167,300, which is 0.82 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $164,300 to $167,300, a 1.83% increase. The homeownership rate of Lake County, CA is 63.2%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Lake County, CA have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Lake County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$36,132

Median Household Income

±$2,745

26,194

Number of Households

±615

In 2016, the median household income of the 26,194 households in Lake County, CA grew to $36,132 from the previous year's value of $35,578.

The following chart displays the households in Lake County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Lake County, CA grew to $167,300 from the previous year's value of $164,300.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Lake County, CA compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake County, CA the largest share of households have a property value in the $300k-$400k range.

This chart shows the households in Lake County, CA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Lake County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake County, CA have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Lake County, CA have a longer commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 6.71% of the workforce in Lake County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Lake County, CA compared to its parent geographies.